Coin: æ double

Museum number:
8-4839
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004839
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Double; Greek. 5.333 grams, 19 mm. Seleucus II, 246-226 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. Obverse: Head of Seleucus II, r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚ[ , Apollo l. leaning on tripod; to left, monogram; to right, monogram.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Ecbatana (ancient place), ancient Persia
Production place:
Ecbatana (ancient place), ancient Persia
Culture or time period:
Seleucid (312 BC to 63 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Apollo (Greek and Roman diety) and Seleucus II (King of Syria)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: BASILEOS SELEYKOS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
246-226 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 5.333 grams and linear 19 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coin: æ double, accession number 8-4839, described as Coin; AE; Double; Greek. 5.333 grams, 19 mm. Seleucus II, 246-226 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. Obverse: Head of Seleucus II, r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚ[ , Apollo l. leaning on tripod; to left, monogram; to right, monogram.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coin: æ double, accession number 8-4839, described as Coin; AE; Double; Greek. 5.333 grams, 19 mm. Seleucus II, 246-226 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. Obverse: Head of Seleucus II, r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚ[ , Apollo l. leaning on tripod; to left, monogram; to right, monogram.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ double, accession number 8-4839, described as Coin; AE; Double; Greek. 5.333 grams, 19 mm. Seleucus II, 246-226 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. Obverse: Head of Seleucus II, r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚ[ , Apollo l. leaning on tripod; to left, monogram; to right, monogram.

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